Sharma Indira, Reddy Karri Rama, Kamath Rabindra Mukund
Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Manasa Hospital, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Indian J Psychiatry. 2015 Jul;57(Suppl 2):S339-44. doi: 10.4103/0019-5545.161502.
The Special Marriage Act (SMA), 1954 and the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA), 1955 have put restrictions on the marriage of persons with mental illness, which are proving to be detrimental to patients and their families. There is an urgent need to address this problem. The deficiencies in the existing legislation have been projected and constructive suggestions have been put forward.
1954年的《特殊婚姻法》(SMA)和1955年的《印度教婚姻法》(HMA)对患有精神疾病者的婚姻施加了限制,事实证明这些限制对患者及其家庭不利。迫切需要解决这一问题。文中指出了现行立法的不足之处,并提出了建设性建议。